Description
The collection has been organized into 4 series. Series 1, Office Files, contains chronological correspondence files, 1921-1979;
project files containing correspondence, contracts, financial documents, notes, small-scale drawings, memoranda, and other
materials, 1924-1990; and files on administrative matters, articles and talks on Palo Alto's architectural history, and other
professional activities. Series 2 consists of photographs and slides of finished projects (homes, schools, municipal buildings,
and businesses), 1927-1977. Series 3 contains specifications and some drawings and plans. Series 4, Personal Papers, includes
files from architecture classes Clark taught at Stanford containing syllabi, exams, informational materials, lectures, and
correspondence, 1950-1972; files from Stanford's Class of 1914 fundraising efforts, 1977-79; copies of his two memoirs, 1971
and 1982; and other miscellaneous papers.
Background
Birge M. Clark earned his A.B. in graphic art at Stanford in 1914 and his degree in architecture at Columbia in 1917. After
his service as a balloon observer during World War I, he returned to Palo Alto and began his practice as an architect. He
designed many homes and businesses in Palo Alto, including the Post Office, the Community Center, and the Hewlett-Packard
plant. His contributions to Stanford's architecture include the Seeley G. Mudd Chemistry Building and the John Stauffer Chemical
Laboratories.
Restrictions
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.